Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

schools were connected to high-speed internet, a boon to digital learning. We don’t know how many of [our students] have internet or how to connect them.” EducationSuperHighway created a tool to help schools identify students without internet access at home and, in the process, learned a lot more about the digital divide.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Report 157

eSchool News

JULY 2, 2020

K-12 school systems have taken many actions to ensure that students have the technology they need to learn from home, such as distributing mobile devices and wireless hotspots to students who need them and even negotiating deals with internet service providers to extend free or discounted broadband service to low-income families.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “

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EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

As a result of their efforts, teachers have seen far greater opportunities to marry critical thinking with digital learning in their classrooms. Merritt solicited the support of its E-rate consultant, Julie Watson, who provided invaluable advice on how to fund an upgrade. The Path to a Successful Upgrade.

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eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2017

According to Future Ready Schools , there are 21 million students in the US who still lack the broadband capabilities necessary for digital learning. Automatically, scale–especially in the context of edtech–becomes a substantial issue when you are managing larger numbers of teachers, students and large class sizes.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

We’ve been using distance learning tools for years. James Tiggeman Digital Learning Coordinator, Irving Independent School District. Our teachers had already participated in professional development on how to incorporate the blended learning model into their classrooms. It wasn’t a shock to continue using them.

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Broadband Learning Blended Learning Training 172

Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

Only 3% of teachers in high-poverty level schools said that their students had the digital tools necessary to complete homework assignments, compared to 52% of teachers in more affluent schools. A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. All in all.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

In a July 2017 statement , FCC Chairman Ajit Pai designated August as Rural Broadband Month at the agency. Throughout this month, the FCC will encourage particular focus on issues surrounding digital access in America’s rural communities. HOW TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR RURAL AMERICA. at home either. It’s an equity issue.”.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

After all, remote learning that relies on video calls and emails doesn’t work well for students who don’t have internet access. That divide affected a significant share of college students in West Virginia, a state where officials say nearly 40 percent of rural residents don’t have broadband.

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Policies Broadband Digital Divide Outcomes 163

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

They’re using technology as an integral part of their instruction and personalizing instruction for a classroom of students with diverse learning needs. I, like many teachers, share a deep belief that we should decide how to best meet the needs of students before turning to technology. Not the other way around. Today, 99% of U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2024

Through the pilot, the FCC aims to learn how to improve school and library defenses against sophisticated ransomware and cyberattacks that put students at risk and impede their learning.

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E-rate Libraries Broadband Survey 109

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 17, 2017

As teachers kick off the back-to-school season, we’d like to hear your thoughts about the role technology plays in your classrooms and how you empower your students to navigate digital learning. What does Digital Learning mean to you? Elle Patterson: Digital learning was barely used in my schools.

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Digital Learning Learning Broadband Social Media 58

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. Participants are currently learning how to evaluate software privacy policies and make an informed decision about whether it’s right for their school.

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Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 154

Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2018

EdSurge recently sat down with Karen Cator, the CEO of Digital Promise, to get her take. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology who has been championing digital learning since long before the term “digital learning” was being thrown around—back when she was still a classroom teacher in Alaska.

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Broadband Robotics Digital Learning Trends 167

Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2016

When we started thinking about how to support schools working to close the Digital Learning Gap , we knew we wanted school leaders to feel just as confident and prepared as athletes ready for a race. Read this : “Words Matter: Let’s Talk about Learning, not Technology”. Digital Literacy and Responsibility.

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Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility Mobility 96

Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

School board members play an important role in school districts’ ability to improve the level and quality of digital learning opportunities in the classroom. With that in mind, here’s a guide to assess school district network needs and implement affordable broadband upgrades. How to Fund Network Upgrades.

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E-rate Broadband BYOD Smartphone 70

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

By Kathleen Costanza Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. As educators know, integrating meaningful digital learning into the classroom is a 365-day effort.

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Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 36

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 17, 2017

As teachers kick off the back-to-school season, we’d like to hear your thoughts about the role technology plays in your classrooms and how you empower your students to navigate digital learning. What does Digital Learning mean to you? Elle Patterson: Digital learning was barely used in my schools.

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Digital Learning Learning Broadband Social Media 45

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2016

Statewide ed-tech inventories are helping state leaders assess their digital learning needs. They commissioned a school technology inventory that was completed by Connected Nation , a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring affordable broadband to all Americans. It was the 100-percent response rate from the survey.

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Digital Learning Assessment E-rate Survey 40

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

As school districts increasingly take advantage of digital learning in the classroom, they need high-speed connectivity that supports their expanded technology use. How Much Bandwidth Is Needed To Support Today’s Classroom Technology? How Can School Districts Scale for Tomorrow’s Digital Learning Needs?

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E-rate Broadband Digital Learning Video 58

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

As you work to set your district’s students and teachers up for success in the 2017-2018 school year, now’s a great time to consider their digital learning opportunities. If you are thinking about how to improve your district’s connectivity but are unsure about where to begin, here are three questions to help start the conversation.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Accessibility 64

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

As you work to set your district’s students and teachers up for success in the 2017-2018 school year, now’s a great time to consider their digital learning opportunities. If you are thinking about how to improve your district’s connectivity but are unsure about where to begin, here are three questions to help start the conversation.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Tools 63

Education Superhighway

JULY 18, 2018

Dr. Haggard knew that updating the broadband infrastructure would help enhance their technology capabilities and greatly improve their ability to offer digital learning, but with the challenges of time, resources, and lack of technical support, he knew he needed assistance.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Accessibility 58

Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

Deklotz says, “We have an ever growing number of teachers engaging in micro-credentials , personalizing their own learning to enhance their ability to provide these learning opportunities for their students. Vista Unified is also part of Verizon Innovative Learning Schools , powered by Digital Promise.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Over the past eight years, WANRack has worked with schools and communities to close the digital divide and ensure students have access to digital learning in every classroom, every day. With the increasing use of technology as a tool for learning, students and teachers need more than basic connectivity.

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Digital Divide E-rate Broadband Digital Learning 70

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. As educators know, integrating meaningful digital learning into the classroom is a 365-day effort. By Kathleen Costanza.

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Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 28

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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Report Broadband E-rate Advocacy 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Leaders will be looking for new ways to streamline observation to ensure teachers feel supported, connected with colleagues, and aligned on how to have the most impact with students. Unfortunately, both of these trends place a significant strain on school Wi-Fi, beyond the cases of needing to connect the distance-learning students.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

C: The only way to get effective, engaging learning is to focus on preparing teachers to use the technology in really transformational ways. And that’s different from just learning how to use the tools. It’s different from just knowing how to upload a document into your learning management system, right?

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Broadband Technology Tools Report 135

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Working with local school districts, Polar Communications delivered broadband to North Dakota students in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most important resources was high-speed, dependable broadband. . In that survey, we found that we had eight to ten families that didn’t have broadband.

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Company Broadband Learning Survey 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? Sustaining lessons learned. This story also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 144

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. They learned how to manipulate various Photoshop Elements tools to crop, select, paint and fill select areas of their work with contrast colors. This includes more than $2 billion in private-sector commitments. By Chloe, Age 6.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 8, 2017

As summer winds down, you’ve likely already started thinking about how to meet your school’s bandwidth needs in the year (and years) to come. Here are six key considerations, based on the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband access recommendations, to bear in mind as you evaluate your school’s needs.

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BYOD Broadband Meeting Policies 49

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 8, 2017

As summer winds down, you’ve likely already started thinking about how to meet your school’s bandwidth needs in the year (and years) to come. Here are six key considerations, based on the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband access recommendations, to bear in mind as you evaluate your school’s needs.

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BYOD Broadband Meeting Policies 49

Education Superhighway

JUNE 13, 2019

Here’s how broadband data provided by school districts across the nation helps improve educational equity for America’s students: 1. Since its inception, E-rate has been instrumental in making K-12 broadband more affordable and accessible. How to clarify your school connectivity data. Create new funding sources.

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E-rate Broadband Data Analysis 40

Education Superhighway

MARCH 13, 2015

In support of this year’s Digital Learning Day , we shared our top five tips on how to get a good deal on district networks from Network Essentials for Superintendents. Digital learning in the classroom is only possible if schools have robust, high-speed broadband first.

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